2025 Hyundai Sonata — Problems & Complaints
NHTSA has 17 owner complaints on file for this vehicle. Every report below was filed by a real owner with the US government's road-safety agency.
Hyundai Sonata — Complaints by Model Year
Years flagged AVOID have at least twice this model's average complaint count — the strongest public-data signal of a bad year.
374 complaints
162 complaints
180 complaints
134 complaints
94 complaints
87 complaints
46 complaints
17 complaints
0 complaints
What Owners Complain About Most
Recent Owner Reports
My speedometer doesn’t match my actual speed u had my passenger measure the speed by timing the trip from one mile marker to the next and it doesn’t match the stated speed
I went into dealer was told there was a car recall for radio update which I later was not provided any documentation for on another visit I noticed a speedometer update was performed to vehicle since the speedometer does not match the actual speed of the vehicle as the other complaint in December 2024 by another same model vehicle owner
Upon topping up gas to full or anytime fueling after there is a heavy scent of gas inside the cabin lingering
The structural bracket/part under the driver's seat broke while operating, preventing me from safely reaching and depressing the brake and gas pedals. And also recall that I didn’t authorize with dealership caused my car to have issue with speed control
The contact owns a 2025 Hyundai Sonata. The contact stated that while the accelerator was depressed, the vehicle hesitated, jerked, and failed to accelerate as intended. The failure occurred while driving from a stop and while driving at various speeds, causing the vehicle to decelerate during the failure. While depressing the brake pedal, there was a rubbing or grinding comin…
Recalls & Crash Tests
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Problems Checker
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